NRG will hold two public meetings in December to discuss its draft application for permits to close two ash ponds at the coal-fired power plant on Waukegan’s lakefront. 

The meetings are required under Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) rules for enforcing the Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act. They offer important opportunities to ask questions and weigh in with the company about its permit applications.

Public meeting dates: 

• Wednesday, Dec. 15, 6–8 p.m. CT
• Thursday, Dec. 16, 10 a.m.–Noon  CT

How to participate: 

• Call 312-626-6799 
• Join online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82354152005 
  Meeting ID: 823 5415 2005 

These will not be the only opportunities to weigh in on the closure permits. There will be comment periods once Illinois EPA issues draft closure permits. There also may be public hearings on those draft permits.